Germain Toyota addresses gas pedal recall

Germain Toyota technician Chirs Cote measures a gap in the gas pedal assembly to address the sticking accelerator pedal recall on a Toyota Avalon at the dealership's service center on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, in Naples. David Albers/Staff

Germain Toyota master technician Asner Devariste, left, and technician Chirs Cote review the specification of the sticking accelerator pedal recall on a Toyota Avalon at the dealership's service center on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, in Naples. David Albers/Staff

Germain Toyota certified master diagnostic technician Ronald Jelenic retrofits a metal shim into the gas pedal assembly on a Toyota Avalon at the dealership's service center on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, in Naples. David Albers/Staff

Germain Toyota certified master diagnostic technician Ronald Jelenic retrofits a metal shim into the gas pedal assembly on a Toyota Avalon at the dealership's service center on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, in Naples. David Albers/Staff

Germain Toyota certified master diagnostic technician Ronald Jelenic retrofits a metal shim into the gas pedal assembly on a Toyota Avalon at the dealership's service center on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, in Naples. David Albers/Staff

The metal shim used to fix a sticking accelerator pedal recall is prepared for insertion into the gas pedal assembly on a Toyota Avalon at the dealership's service center on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, in Naples. David Albers/Staff

The gas pedal assembly from a Toyota Avalon is retrofitted with a metal shim to fix a sticking accelerator pedal recall issue at the dealership's service center on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, in Naples. David Albers/Staff

Germain Toyota certified master diagnostic technician Ronald Jelenic runs a computer diagnostic test on a Toyota Avalon after retrofitting the car with a metal shim into the gas pedal assembly at the dealership's service center on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, in Naples. David Albers/Staff

Germain Toyota technicians insert a metal shim into the gas pedal assembly to address the sticking accelerator pedal recall on a Toyota Avalon at the dealership's service center on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, in Naples. David Albers/Staff